You’re The Alien! How Learning A New Language Gives You A Radically Strange Perspective on Life

André Klein
Nov 7 · 3 min read
Photo: pixabay

When I lived in Bangkok for four years, I often found myself stuck in the sprawling megacity’s notoriously bad traffic, staring out at the bustling sidewalks, and there was a certain recurring sign that never failed to catch my attention. It said: “ Marriage for Alien “.

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André Klein

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Born in Germany, currently living in Israel, André Klein is the founder of learnoutlive.com and author of various books and short stories in English and German.

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